Deportes extraescolares y flexibilidad en alumnos de primaria
- Fernández Rodríguez, E. 1
- Merino Marban, R. 1
- Romero Ramos, O. 1
- Mayorga Vega, D. 1
- Burgueño Menjibar, R. 2
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Universidad de Málaga
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- 2 C.E.I.P. “Ciudad de Belda”
ISSN: 1989-6247
Year of publication: 2011
Volume: 3
Issue: 6
Pages: 695-712
Type: Article
More publications in: Trances: Transmisión del conocimiento educativo y de la salud
Abstract
The aim of this study is determine the degree of hamstring flexibility in primary school students in order to know whether extracurricular sport practiced would have an effect on it (flexibility). The Sit-and-Reach Test (SR) was employed because it is the most commonly used in school environments due to the fact that it is easy to carry out. Various authors have noted a high prevalence of shortened hamstrings in school aged children, a condition associated with a variety of pathologies related to the spinal column and back pain. Girls have on average greater flexibility than boys, although this flexibility decreases with age. We can confirm that there is interaction between flexibility, sex, age and type of sport activity practised. Except in the case of boys involved in Taekwondo, those who are sedentary demonstrate greater levels of flexibility than those who play basketball or football or those who participate in gymnastics/athletics.